No more 2nd Hand toy sales in the US ?

[Omega Supreme]

Hi sorry if this is in the wrong place, just saw it this morning and wondered how true it is.

http://www.tfw2005.com/radicons-cust...ns-1512766496/

Also if this is true, will Australia be putting into effect a similar law ?

And does this mean that 2nd hand toys (eg G1 Transformers) are going to disappear from ebay come Feb 10th ?

[Sky Shadow]

Hi sorry if this is in the wrong place, just saw it this morning and wondered how true it is.

http://www.tfw2005.com/radicons-cust...ns-1512766496/

Also if this is true, will Australia be putting into effect a similar law ?

And does this mean that 2nd hand toys (eg G1 Transformers) are going to disappear from ebay come Feb 10th ?

It's certainly intriguing. Maybe people in the US will have to buy all their second-hand toys from us.

[d*r*j*]

From what I gather it just means that second hand toys are not to be sold to children. So people who sell used toys will be more inclined to push their product through the adult collectors market.

[Demonac]

I found this article from snopes.com regarding this issue:

snopes.com/inboxer/pending/cpsia.asp

[GoktimusPrime]

From what I gather it just means that second hand toys are not to be sold to children.

I don't see anything that suggests that at all. The article states that the new law would restrict the sales of used children's products, not sales of used children's products to children. Remember that parents often by products for children so the law would have to target adults as well as kids - as it reads, the bill will probably be indiscriminate of age.

Now because it says "children's products" I would imagine that Transformers produced and marketed specifically at non-children (i.e.: ages 15+) would not fall under that definition which should mean that things like Takara's (but not Hasbro's) Masterpieces, Binaltech, Binaltech Asterisk, KISS Play, Music Label, reissues (e.g.: Encore) and other 'high end collectibles' (as TakaraTOMY calls them) would be exempt since Takara(TOMY) have always marketed them at the 15+ age range, and not at children. Hasbro's reissues, Masterpieces and Alternators on the other hand were placed very specifically in the children's market (age 8+) so they would fall under these new restrictions.

[Omega Supreme]

Now because it says "children's products" I would imagine that Transformers produced and marketed specifically at non-children (i.e.: ages 15+) would not fall under that definition which should mean that things like Takara's (but not Hasbro's) Masterpieces, Binaltech, Binaltech Asterisk, KISS Play, Music Label, reissues (e.g.: Encore) and other 'high end collectibles' (as TakaraTOMY calls them) would be exempt since Takara(TOMY) have always marketed them at the 15+ age range, and not at children. Hasbro's reissues, Masterpieces and Alternators on the other hand were placed very specifically in the children's market (age 8+) so they would fall under these new restrictions.

I get your meaning about how Takara produce their items for the adult collector market. So take for example Encore Optimus, the encore would be a "high end collectable", but the G1 version, because when it was released it was aimed to sell to children, what class would that fall under ? Bar the release date & a few paint changes, its the same toy.